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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

📣✨Here’s where Painting Dragon Feathers will be appearing during October! Stop by, for books and creature goodies, say hi at my panels, and show off your cosplays! 🐲🎨📖 #indieauthor #convention #indieartist #bookfair #books

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📖🐲🐾Chipping away at the first draft of CryptoCity and commission backlog, but here is a sneak peek of something else in the pipeline coming soon. Like, probably early October soon, and will be available at cons. #book #writing #creaturedesign #dragon #cryptid

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Cosplayers assemble!💃👨‍🎤Tag yourself or others if you recognize them. And thank you everyone who came by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth and dropped in on my panels! 🎨 #matsuricon #matsuricon2026 #artistalley #cosplay #convention

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Long day tomorrow between vending a full day and then paneling two panels back to back. #matsuricon #matsuricon2026 #artistalley #artistlife #seamonkeys

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

They may be tiny, but it’s rather soothing to have sea fairy buddies keeping me company at the booth. Gives me something to watch during the lulls—though Matsuricon was hopping for Friday!

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

✨🌸All set up at my first ever Matsuricon! You can find me, the Poke’ball Terrariums, author-signed copies of CryptoZoo, and now the SEA FAIRIES at booth 30 in the Artist Alley! And I’ll be double-paneling Saturday night! I look forward to seeing all the cool cosplays!🌸💫

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

✨📖I am eternally grateful that CryptoZoo is resonating so well with readers and cryptid fans! Reviews like these also help us indie authors out a lot in so many ways. #cryptid #paranormal #indiebook #indieauthor #book

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Hitting the road to Matsuricon with my copilots—Eevee and a mini tank of brine shrimp. 🦐✨ #matsuricon #artistalley #panels

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Stay tuned for updates a the colony establishes and a full process video—and I will have some DIY kits debuting at Matsuricon this weekend. 😉 #diorama #3dprinting #petproject #art #seamonkeys

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

✨🦐The pet project is done! I present my own, made from scratch, Sea Fairy Well. 🦋What is a Sea Fairy? Boring answer: Brine shrimp. They’re the same as the branded Sea Monkeys. I like calling them sea fairies cause they flitter and it sounds whimsical.

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

✨This weekend Painting Dragon Feathers will be debuting at Matsuricon! Stop by booth 30 in the Artist Alley for books and cryptid goodies 🐲🎨📖 and Saturday night I’ll be presenting a double panel feature of back to back panels! #matsuricon #matsuricon2026 #convention #artist #panel

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’m taking a short break to prep for Matsuricon, but then I’ll be back at the keyboard with Cleo the Chupacabra, JD the Jersey Devil, Papa Sasquatch, and the rest of the CryptoZoo gang!🐾🐺👣 #writing #indieauthor #cryptids #chupacabra #writingwip

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

📖After staying up to 3am in writing flow, I am happy to report the plot knots have been untangled, the characters wrangled, and the CryptoCity revised outline is DONE! 🤩And my outlines tend to be meaty—kind of like a proto first draft—so the 1st proper draft is gonna pop off.

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

🦐✨After some test prints, some suggested edits from my architect husband, and another round of test prints, I have 3D printed the components for the pet project! Now on to painting and assembly! 🦐 #wip #3dprinting #petproject #art #seamonkeys

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The end is in sight! But then I tripped over a plot knot cause a character has gone off the rails a bit (but we can blame the erratic behavior on blood loss, lol). So I’ve busted out the note card method to try and figure out the order of operations that need to happen.

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🔥This commissioner asked for a custom-colored shiny Typhlosion with black fur and blue flames and a nameplate to match the OC of a friend who is receiving it as a thoughtful gift! 🎁

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It was! Photos are difficult to capture, and it’s not often I get to do a big commission like this.

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🐲 I’ve had the tower and the Rayquaza figure sitting in my studio, so when a commissioner hit me up for this exact scene but ✨SHINY✨I was down to craft. 😎🎨 My commissions are closed at this time till I complete my backlog. #pokemon #rayquaza #commission #art #diorama

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Thank you so much! It was a lot of years of trial, error, and experience to make my various booth configurations.

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

✨📚All set up at a fun book event in Pittsburgh! Noon to 5 for general admission at the Marriott North in Cranberry. Stop by the check out some stellar local authors and artists! #book #indieauthor #pittsburgh #wordswordswords

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It was super soft, and I liked the graphic, but I wasn’t a huge fan of the color. But nothing like a bit of tie-dye to make it more “fossil” like. XD🌈 #pokemonfossilexhibit #fieldmuseum #pokemon #chicago #tiedye

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

It was awesome—the models were so well crafted, everyone was having fun, and I came home with some great souvenirs—including this fossil hoodie!

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

✈️🏙️Hubby and I had an awesome weekend in Chicago to see the Art Institute, Shedd Aquarium—and of course the Poke’Mon Fossil Exhibit at the Field Museum! 🦖

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

💦Thank you everyone who stopped by my tent at Squonkapalooza! It’s always a blast to be surrounded by cryptid friends! #squonkapalooza #squonkapalooza2026 #cryptid #fair #festival

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

To go with a dragon and star-fossil base, I figured an ancient tree, pond, and stone henge would be a good complement for the top of the pet project. 🦐 Now to do some test prints! #3dsculpting #3dprinting #petproject #artist #whimsy

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This weekend Painting Dragon Feathers will be at Authors in the Steel City! Stop by for all kinds of creature goodies and author-signed copies of CryptoZoo! ✨📖 #books #pittsburgh #authorsinthesteelcity #indieauthor #indieartist

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

After some trials and tribulations and test prints, and a round of tweaks at the suggestion of my architect husband, the base of the pet project is done! 🦐 Now on to designing the next part—the top! #3dsculpting #3dprinting #petproject #artist #whimsy

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

✨This weekend Painting Dragon Feathers will be once again at Squonkapalooza, with both resin-cast Squonks and Crying-Action Squonks! Stop by the booth for books and cryptid goodies! 🐲🎨📖 #Squonkapalooza #squonkapalooza2026 #convention #artist #artistlife

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The image is of a four panel comic. The title above the comic reads, "The organs are a team."
The first panel shows a drawing of a stomach. The stomach says, "I digest food so it can become energy."
The second panel shows a drawing of a heart. The heart says, "I use energy to pump blood."
The third panel shows a drawing of a liver. The liver says, "I take that blood and filter it."
The fourth panel shows a drawing of a brain. The brain says, "I will actively sabotage all of you."

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

You can find them at Squonkapalooza, or online at Painting Dragon Feathers. #squonk #cryptid #squonkapalooza #3dprinting #creature

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

💦Along with the resin-dabbed Squonk figures, debuting at Squonkapalooza this year I’ll have FUNCTIONALLY CRYING SQUONKS 😭. My clever hubby helped me hollow my design out, so now these Squonks have real crying action!

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Next phase of the pet project—a base! 🦐 I’m aiming for a mystical fossil vibe. But what is it a base for? Stay tuned! #wip #3dprinting #3Dmodeling #paintingdragonfeathers

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This may not look like much, but this is the first technical, not sculptural, 3D print part I modeled and printed from scratch! And it functions as intended! What is it though? This is first part of the pet project. 🦐 #wip #3dprinting #3Dmodeling #paintingdragonfeathers

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

💦Moisturizing the Squonks for Squonkapalooza! I got some other Squonk goodies in the works too for the show. 😉 #squonk #cryptid #wip #squonkapalooza2026

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This project has been itching the back of my brain for YEARS, so I’m finally gonna tackle it while working on CryptoCity and commissions. 🤫🦐 #artist #sketchbook #petproject #3Dprint

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Fursuiters assemble!💃👨‍🎤Tag yourself or others if you recognize them. And thank you everyone who came by the Painting Dragon Feathers booth and dropped in on my panels! 🎨🐲📖 #anthrocon #anthrocon2026 #artistalley #furry #convention

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Here’s an updated schedule for my convention/show appearances the rest of 2026. There’s a couple of smaller local to Pitt events I’m waiting to hear back from, so stay tuned for updates! #convention #conventionschedule #artistalley #indieauthor #indieartist

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

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Painting Dragon Feathers—JD Donnelly @pdfeathers.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Wrapping up day two of an already amazing Anthrocon! I even got some brand new hyena ears from Anthro Aesthetic! First panel of the day went amazing—standing room only with overflow in the hall—and I got two more tonight! #anthrocon #furry #convention #pittsburgh #anthrocon2026

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